Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Benefit–Cost Analysis of Increased Funding for Agricultural Research and Development in the Global South. Fancy model says funding agricultural research is great value for money. Cultivating success: Bridging the gaps in plant breeding training in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Gonna need more plant breeders also, though.

Forage 189

Forage Crop Yield Grain 189

Agwired

JUNE 12, 2024

The two awards recognize biotechnology leaders who are driving cutting-edge breakthroughs in agricultural, environmental, and industrial biotechnology. The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) opened registration with a rejuvenated schedule for its annual Conference & Expo, to be held Dec. 3-5 in Houston, Texas.

biotechnology 59

biotechnology Technology Yield Pesticide 59

World Agri-Tech

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

On both sides of the Atlantic, the chronic lack of water for crops is a direct threat to global food security, if we hope to cultivate a future where abundance coexists harmoniously with the preservation of our planet, we must act take urgent action.”, warns Déchant, CEO and Co-Founder of Elicit Plant.

Cultivation 52

Cultivation biotechnology Yield Crop 52

Civil Eats

MAY 21, 2024

Lower yields mean less cash flow, contributing to wage stagnation. In this map, green areas are projected to be favorable to coffee cultivation by 2050, while brown areas will not be. ( Most farms there still use open-field agriculture—but this approach may not work for much longer in the new climate reality.

Yield 119

Yield Production Harvester Harvesting 119

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Over time, the consolidation and commodification of seeds has eroded the resilience of our food systems, diminishing the agrobiodiversity of crops cultivated in the US at an alarming rate. In 2019, US farmers spent $118 billion to purchase seed and plants, fertilizers, animal feed, and agricultural chemicals. Source: Philip H.

Seeding 88

Seeding Agriculture Agriculture Food 88